Discover how eastern and western cultures intersected in the life and art of Japanese American designer Isamu Noguchi. Educators from the National Postal Museum and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum explore how Noguchi expressed his dual identities by looking at examples of his work and by reading a children’s book…
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United States Forces had a large presence in Canada during World War II and into the Cold War. Operations in North America were significant in terms of providing supplies to the Allies in Europe. This included the North Atlantic Ferry Route or what became known as the Crimson Project. This…
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Join the Philatelic Traders’ Society and STAMPEX as they present The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection.
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Únase a Mi Oficina mientras miran las oficinas de correos de los siglos XVI al XIX. Support Document El Correo sin correos, siglos XVI a XIX, una historia de Chasquis (PDF)
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Today Conversations with Philatelists chat with Ralph Stuttard and John Davies from the Stamp Active organization in the UK about their time at the London 2022 International Stamp Show and the history of the organization. Stamp Active is a voluntary organization which promotes stamp collecting for young people in the…
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 87 – Stamp Active Live from London 2022
Началась Масленица. По традиции неделя шумных гуляний и гор блинов. А откуда пошли эти традиции и причём тут медведи? 290 лет назад по повелению императрицы Анны Иоановны был открыт первый кадетский корпус в Санкт – Петербурге. Один из его выпускников был наш великий полководец Александр Суворов. А датский физик Нильс…
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Let’s explore stamps from Dahomey and current day Benin! In this episode, Exploring Stamps learns about the Kingdom of Dahomey (and where it is), the Dahomey Amazons that made it into Marvel comics, the Scramble for Africa, and the incredible Village of Ganvie that is also known as the ‘Venice…
View More Exploring Stamps: S4/Ep5 – Stamps of Dahomey (Benin)
In the Victorian times people would write to each other on a weekly and sometimes daily basis, but did you know that the stamps that were used on the postcards or envelopes held a secret message. This video discusses this secret practice and shows you what the messages meant with…
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Fah Onn Liau shows Sarawak Specialists Society a range of forgeries of early North Borneo stamps and explains how to distinguish the “good” from the “bad”.
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Learn about the Red River Rebellion of Louis Riel through postage stamps! Before there was Winnipeg, there was the Red River colony. Home to a diverse group of people: Indigenous tribes, Scottish settlers, English and French fur traders, and Metis. Enter the year 1867, when the Dominion of Canada formed……
View More StampCat Stamps: The Red River Rebellion of Louis Riel